Shelby (Eykyn) Quail WHS Class of 2002 Track - Five-time letter winner; 11-time Southwest Conference Champion in five different events; 11-time State Meet qualifier in five different events; State Champion in 100 Meter High Hurdles in 2002; State True Team participant; Member of three SW Conference championship teams; Most Valuable senior Volleyball - Lettered three years; two-time All-Conference and Daily Globe All-Area; Most Valuable as a senior Basketball - Lettered three years; two-time All-...

Dave Peterson - WHS Class of 1985 Football - Lettered three years; All Conference; Daily Globe All-Area; All-State; WCCO Player of the Week; WCCO Team of the Year; WHS Most Valuable Offensive Player; Participant on State Tournament teams in both 1983 and 1984 Wrestling - Lettered one year; All-Conference; Qualified for Individual State Tournament at 167 lbs; Team State Tournament Participant Baseball - Lettered two years College - Worthington Community College (football), Bemidji State Universit...

Leon Rupert - WHS class of 1967 Cross Country - Lettered 3 years in Cross Country. Placed 39th at State as a Junior, Placed 11th at State as a Senior, Most Valuable Player in 1965 & 66 Track - Lettered 3 years; Most Valuable Player in 1966 & 67; State Participant in 220 yd Dash and 440 yd Dash setting school records in both; Conference record in 220 yd Dash and 440 yd Dash College - Worthington Junior College, Cross Country,Track, Track Most Valuable Player 68 Other - Active in Boy Scout...

Joe Roberts - WHS Class of ‘57 Football - 3 time letter winner; Record of 19-5 Baseball - 3 time letter winner; District 8 Championship ’55 & ’57 Basketball - 4 time letter winner College - St. Johns, Football ‘59; Mankato State University, Baseball ’60-’62 All conference Coach - Head baseball for 11 years at Luverne, 4 District 8 Championships, 3 Southwest Conference Championships, Region 2 Championship and a trip to the State Tournament in 1972; Offensive Coordinator for football for 13 ye...

Dale Peters - WHS Class of 1950 Football ’48-50 Track ’47-‘50 - Pole vault record for over 15 years; 2 time State Track Meet participant College - Worthington State Junior College Dale and his wife, Donna, have a foster daughter: Barbara (Kruger) Cook. Dale was a Worthington Police Officer from 1956-1966, then became Nobles County Sheriff from 1967-1994. He is a Past President of the Minnesota State Sheriff’s Association. Dale now raises thoroughbred horses and is an avid supporter of Wort...

Paul Rahders - Pilbury Military Academy, Owatonna, MN, Class of 1943 College - University of Montana Career - Radio Broadcaster 1949-1987; Miles City, Montana; Helena and Great Falls, Montana, Aberdeen, South Dakota, Sports director at KWOA Radio from 1968 to 1987; Started the KWOA "Coaches' Corner" radio show Paul and his wife, Dorothy have two children: Christy and Doug. Paul is retired and resides in Missoula, Montana where he is an full-time Montana Grizzlies sports fan.

Lloyd Phelps - WHS Class of 1958 Gymnastics - Region 2 Champion, State participant Baseball Football - set single game scoring record; single season scoring record 1957; Presently 5th on career scoring record; Co-Captain Track Basketball College - Worthington Community College - Football, Basketball, Track; St. Cloud State University - Football; University of Nebraska, Omaha - BS Degree; Southwest State University - Secondary education, teaching and coaching license Military - Major, US Ar...

Willis Rohwedder- WHS Class of 1945 Football - Lettered 2 years Basketball - Lettered 2 years Cross Country - Lettered 1 Year; State Champion; Team placed third at state Track - Lettered 2 years; State Mile Champion ‘44; 2nd place at Districts ‘45; 1st place at Regions ‘45; 5th place at State in ‘45; All-State Squad, Amateur Sports Award ‘45 Willis served in the Army at the end of World War II as a paratrooper instructor. He and his wife, Marjorie, have 3 sons, Allen, Robert, and Wil...

Russell Rickers - WHS Class of 1949 Football ’46-49 - played for coaches Milt Osterberg and John Kirkeby Basketball ’46-49 - played for coaches Milt Osterberg, Lem Herting, and Ken Thompson Baseball ’46-49 - played for coaches Milt Osterberg, John Curran, and Dan Regnier College - Worthington Junior College - Football, Basketball Russ and his wife, Janet, have 3 children, Joe, John, and Sue all of whom participated in Worthington High School Sports. He served in the military in ’51-52. Fro...